masters-orleans Chapter 246 Meeting in a narrow road
Chapter 246 Meeting in a narrow road
Chapter 246 Meeting in a narrow road
On the afternoon of December [-]nd, Staples Center.
In the Lakers locker room, Li Yue crossed his arms and leaned lazily on a chair, watching Walton explain tactics with his teammates. The theme was how to crack the strong defense of the Pacers.
According to Wharton, since the new season, the Pacers, Bulls, and Grizzlies have competed fiercely for the ranking of average points per game. There was originally a Bobcats, but since Li Yue scored 75 points, the Bobcats have been in a slump.
Recently, the Pacers regained the throne by regaining the throne, and the average conceded points per game was only 92.3 points. In the last game against the Wizards, they even limited the Wizards, who have two super fast backcourt combinations of Wall and Bill, to only 73 points. So scary.
"The Pacers' defensive style is very old-fashioned!" Walton knocked heavily on the tactical board, "They like to limit three-pointers through single defense. , It is very difficult to get to the basket and score, and most of the offensive players will shoot long and inefficient two-pointers."
Li Yue nodded silently. The Pacers' defensive style is more similar to that of the Spurs, pinching three-pointers and two-pointers from close range, and shooting mid-range and long-range shots.
The difference from the Spurs is that the Pacers players seldom pinch, and when encountering screens, they also use a lot of "circle" to catch up, because they rarely delay switching defenses, only break through the players on the route, and occasionally move laterally to help interfere.
The reason why the Pacers do this is entirely due to the strong single-defense capabilities of George Hill and Paul George. They have the advantage of height and arm length in most matchups in their respective positions, and they rarely block one side of the defense. One side' form to limit the opponent's breakthrough is basically standing parallel to the ball holder.
"The purpose of their defensive strategy is that if they can defend with one man, they don't use two; if they can defend with two, they don't use three; they don't give any chance for three-pointers, and it doesn't matter if they let you hit the shot." Wharton glanced quickly. He glanced at D'Antoni, "So the benefits of our previous dynamic offensive tactics will be very low. I suggest focusing on pick-and-roll cooperation and relying on personal ability to win."
Hearing this, Li Yue subconsciously looked at Kobe, who happened to look over, and the two nodded in agreement.
Walton's proposal is very reasonable. The Pacers' inside defense is Roy Hibbert and David West. As big men, they move slowly and it is difficult to defend against high pick-and-rolls. Can.
Pau Gasol and Landry are also good choices for shooting from the outside after the pick-and-roll, and both of them have good shooting percentages.
The locker room was quiet for a while, and D'Antoni said, "I think it's feasible, do you have any suggestions?"
"I have another idea." Li Yue sat up straight, "I watched the Bulls, Heat, and Trail Blazers last night. They played against the Pacers last season. They won by attacking quickly. Shoot resolutely, continue to persist even if you hit the iron continuously, and hardly give the Pacers a chance to put up a defensive formation, we can learn from it."
The reason why the three teams speed up their offense is that it is difficult to disrupt the Pacers' defense by relying on ball transfer and breakthrough.
Just like in the 90s, the Bulls used the triangle offensive system to play a dazzling offense, and the Jazz played a smooth offense with the pick-and-roll system. But after the two teams met in the finals, those fancy tactics disappeared, and the winner of the game became Jordan singles. Russell and Malone played against Rodman in singles, and the scene looked like rookies pecking at each other.
It's also like when the Lakers played the Spurs in 08. The main tactic of the Lakers was Kobe's mid-range shot, which was 4-1 abruptly.
"It makes sense." D'Antoni pondered for a while, "Our second team can take this approach."
Everyone discussed a few more words. After the pre-match preparations were completed, the whole team set off to the court to warm up. Li Yue and Kobe walked side by side.
"I heard from Gary, you decided to make your comeback on the 8th and specifically choose the game against the Raptors?"
"I'm [-] percent recovered. I can actually play now. I hope the Raptors will give me a good start."
"Don't worry, it will be a good result." Li Yue put his hand on Kobe's shoulder, "We won the championship together again."
...
On the field, two ESPN commentators, Mike Brin and Jeff Van Gundy, were chatting and warming up to the camera.
Brin said with a smile: "As a coach known for his defense, what do you think of Lance Stephenson's statement, 'We are the best defensive team in the league right now'? Do you think that is correct?"
Van Gundy shrugged slightly: "It's absolutely correct. Coach Frank Vogel is good at arranging defense. They were the second team in the league in defensive efficiency last season. This season, as young players grow, they become stronger."
"Then do you think Lance and Paul George can restrain Li Yue and hit him from the clouds to the ground?"
"It's absolutely impossible for a single player. They basically don't double-team, so it can't be done unless the defensive strategy is changed."
"Then do you think Li Yue can limit George? George averaged 17 points, 23.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 6.6 games in the first month. He and Li Yue will be selected as the best player of the month in the East and West respectively, and the MVP ranking will also be promoted to Second, it is the first time that the MVP of Li Yue has been threatened, and this time the two directly confront each other is likely to determine the MVP."
"It's also difficult. After three seasons of growth, George has become an offensive and defensive player."
"OK, the game is about to start."
...
As the last note was played, the national anthem ended, the lights were turned on, and the audience applauded and cheered.
Li Yue got up and walked to the technical stage, and danced with Nick Young face to face as usual. This time, he chose to imitate Michael Jackson's space dance. The two were having a good time, and Lance Stephenson suddenly ran over, shaking his hips as fat as anyone else. wild dance.
"COME ON!" Nick Yang clapped his hands vigorously, quite displeased with being disturbed, "Is it necessary for you?"
Lance did not answer, but turned his back to Nick Young, twisted his butt provocatively, and the audience booed and shouted.
"Grass!" Nick Yang stepped forward abruptly, as soon as he was about to fight, Li Yue grabbed him and shook his head to express his disregard.
The two ended the dance hastily, Nick Yang returned to the bench and sat down, Li Yue stepped into the field and stood still.
Immediately the whistle sounded, and Li Yue joined hands with George Hill, Paul George, David West, and Roy Hibbert one by one, ignoring Lance Stephenson, who also started the battle, and directly turned the atmosphere of the battle Push to new heights.
The short whistle sounded, and the referee walked to the middle circle with the basketball in his arms. After a few words of explanation, he tossed the ball upwards gently.
Gasol took off with a muffled grunt, touched the basketball first and moved it back, Marshall picked it up and pushed forward.
The audience chanted LETS GO LA, and Li Yue caught the ball from the right wing to face George, taking advantage of the situation and posing in a three-threat pose.
After thinking for a while, he dribbled the ball to the left, and used Iguodala's screen to throw off George half of his body at a 45-degree position. Seeing that George really went around the screen to catch up, he immediately ignored Lance and made a sudden stop to take off and shoot a three-pointer.
Lance jumped up and blocked the shot. The two collided head-on in the air, and both fell to the ground. The basketball hit the circle and bounced into the net.
At the same time, the referee whistled for a foul.
The audience cheered and shouted. Li Yue was lying on the floor clenched his fists in celebration. Lance, who was lying next to him, swung his elbow suddenly and hit Li Yue's ribs, grinning in pain.Li Yue endured the pain and raised his hand to fight back. The two started to fight on the floor, and the referee blew his whistle to stop it.
(End of this chapter)